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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Denies He Was Ever In Pre-KISS Band With PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS

Vassil Varbanov of the "Varbanov Supermarket" program on the Bulgarian rock station Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist J.J. French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Varbanov Supermarket: We heard about this amazing concert that you had something...

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SCORPIONS, CELTIC FROST, GAMMA RAY, AMON AMARTH: Press Conferences From WACKEN Available

Video footage of several of the press conferences held at last weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany has been posted online at Podcast.Wacken.com. Question-and-answer sessions with the following artists can be found on the page: SCORPIONS CELTIC FROST GAMMA RAY Schenker brothers (Rud...

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SCORPIONS Frontman To Perform At Israeli Fundraiser Tonight

According to OikoTimes.com, SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine will be joining Liel Kotel on stage at a fundraiser tonight (August 10) in Tel Aviv to collect money for those in need in the north Israel. The event has been dubbed "Send Me An Angel" by its organizers, which will take place at Hangar 11 .....

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SCORPIONS Perform With ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER, HERMAN RAREBELL At WACKEN

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS were rejoined by special guests and former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell during their headlining appearance Thursday night (August 3) at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The group's setlist for the show — dubbed "A Ni...

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SCORPIONS Perform 'Lovedrive' In Czech Republic: Video Available

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS were videotaped performing "Lovedrive" live in Malá Skála, Czech Republic on Friday (July 28) for the Benátská Noc 2006 Festival. Watch the performance at YouTube.com. As previously reported, SCORPIONS will have their Wacken Open Air performance broadcast live o...

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Three Original L.A. GUNS Members Reunite For 20th Anniversary Tour

L.A. GUNS founding member Tracii Guns has reunited with original members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander for a special series of shows to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. "It's been great jamming with the guys I started this journey with 20 years ago," says Guns. "All the classics sound better...

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SCORPIONS: WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance To Be Webcast

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will have their Wacken Open Air performance broadcast live on the Internet via IZ-Radio (web site) on Thursday, August 3 beginning at 9:45 p.m. CET (time zone converter). SCORPIONS has reportedly tapped songwriter/producer Desmond Child — who has worked with such...

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Come What(ever) May

Before we got all mixed up with eighteen million different subgenres of metal, there was just one single genre: heavy metal (or hard rock),a musical space marked by a significantly harder edge than the mothership of rock and roll but also a field wide open to many different sounds and styles. Thus...

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SCORPIONS To Release New Album Next May

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are looking forward to the Wacken [Open Air] show where we are going to play with our old friends, Michael [Schenker], Uli [Jon Roth] and Hermann [Rarebell]. This is going to be a very special eve...

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GLENN HUGHES To Headline Bulgaria's 'The Week Of The Sea'

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes will be headlining a special week-long event in Kavarna, Bulgaria, on Monday, August 21 at the Kaliakra Stadium. The event, translated as "The Week Of The Sea", a celebration of the people and region of the Black Sea, is organized by Bulgarian 'Man Of The Year...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: 'Tales Of Rock 'N' Roll' To Receive U.S. Release In August

Locomotive Records has set an August 1 North American release for "Tales of Rock 'n' Roll" by MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG),a special CD to celebrate the band's 25-year anniversary. The CD contains Michael Schenker's signature riffage on new cuts featuring an all-star assembly of singers who have re...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist JACK FROST To Release Solo Album Next Month

Guitarist Jack Frost is certainly one of the hardest working guitarists in heavy metal today. In addition to playing on, mixing, and producing albums with his band, SEVEN WITCHES (which formerly included Joey Vera of ARMORED SAINT),Frost has also lent his guitar talents to the likes of SAVATAGE, ME...

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GODIVA To Support SCORPIONS And WHITESNAKE In Greece

Swiss heavy metallers GODIVA, who now feature in their ranks singer Fernando Garcia (ex-VICTORY, WICKED SENSATION),will be opening for SCORPIONS and WHITESNAKE on the following dates in Greece: Jul. 19 - Karaiskaki Arena - Athens, GRE Jul. 21 - Kaftanzoglio Arena - Thessaloniki, GRE GODIVA are cont...

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'Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years' Collection Due This Month

According to Top40-Charts.com, Time Life has set a July 25 release date for "Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years", a tribute to the bands that rocked, filled with songs that manage to be both nostalgic yet as relevant as ever. Vintage metal videos still run on VH1 Classic around the clock and fans still...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Explains Bulgarian Concert Cancellation

German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has posted the following statement regarding the cancellation of his Bulgarian show last Friday (June 23) as the support act for the SCORPIONS: "We're very sorry for the fans in Bulgaria that the show on June 23rd got cancelled at the last minute. We'd been at the sta...